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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:19700101T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180109T210000
DTSTAMP:20261008T064652
CREATED:20190302T030409Z
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SUMMARY:Mud and Blood - WWI play by Meg McNena directed by Alice Bishop - Special Performance
DESCRIPTION:Mud and Blood\, Meg McNena’s compelling 80-minute\, six-actor play\, is about distinguished Australian general\, Harold ‘Pompey’ Elliott\, who led the Essendon Rifles and took most of them to WWI. \n \nThe tenacity of Australian men and women is shown in battle and at home. Timing in 2018 with Anzac and Armistice centenaries adds impact. Set 1914-1921\, it shows how Pompey Elliott and a soldier’s mother deal with his vow to look after ‘his boys’ in war as if they were his own. This vow\, driving the play’s drama\, was made at a farewell to troops a century ago at Essendon Town Hall\, now the Clocktower Centre\, where Mud and Blood will be centre-stage on Fri 31 August. Women’s efforts and struggles are also pivotal . Please share in your networks and newsletter this opportunity to see a story about local heroes by a Moonee Ponds writer. \nA brilliant cast and skilled production team is powerfully directed by Alice Bishop\, who has been nominated for a Green Room Award for best director. Writer and producer\, Meg McNena\, has an Amnesty International Award and others for writing; this is her sixth play staged. Darren Mort\, a lawyer like Pompey\,plays his complex character masterfully. Humour and songs intone the era. \nMud and Blood‚Äôs Melbourne premiere is at the Clocktower Centre\, Moonee Ponds at 12 noon on Friday 31 August with a Q&A and talk by Ross McMullin\, awarded historian\, biographer and author of two books on Pompey Elliott (included in the matinee price) and opening night is 8pm 31 August. \nElliott trained youth in the Essendon Rifles militia; three units of his 7th Battalion came from the Northern suburbs and one from the Western suburbs; they trained at Broadmeadows and went with him to Gallipoli\, Lone Pine\, Fromelles and trenches of The Somme\, where Elliott turned the outcome of WWI in the Allies favour. Pompey inspires as husband\, father\, brother\, friend\, leader\, veteran and senator – the soldier before and after war; the stalwart wife keeps the family going; the cost for Pompey in making this heartfelt but impossible promise and returning to unveil honour boards and memorials. \nWe want to share this significant history of world-changing times for the newly declared nation of Australia and to increase awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder. \nHere is the vox pop from our successful preview in Charlton\, where Pompey was born. \nClick here for more information
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/mud-and-blood-wwi-play-by-meg-mcnena-directed-by-alice-bishop-special-performance/
LOCATION:Victoria
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150405T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150405T023000
DTSTAMP:20261008T064652
CREATED:20190302T020348Z
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SUMMARY:Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort.\n \nFort Queenscliff is one of Victoria’s most important heritage sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the country. \nEnjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort (operating as an Australian Army Base) with over 150 years of Australia’s heritage on display. \nTour times: 1.00pm & 3.00pm Sat\, Sun\, School Holidays \nGroup tours available any time upon request. \nClick here to Download a free Brochure \nClick Here for more information
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/fort-queenscliff-museum-school-holiday-tours-8/
LOCATION:Fort Queenscliff Museum\, King Street\, Queenscliff\, 3225\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150405T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150406T030000
DTSTAMP:20261008T064652
CREATED:20190302T020424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T020424Z
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SUMMARY:Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19) - Last days
DESCRIPTION:Through historical photographs and personal stories\, this exhibition presents the chronology of the First World War (1914-19) and provides the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories with particular reference to the contribution of Victorians.\nFind out about the hardships that our men endured and the battles that they fought alongside Allied nations – from the landings at Gallipoli to the battles in Palestine\, Passchendaele and Fromelles. \nAway from the frontline\, discover the experiences of the people in Victoria\, their contribution to the war effort and growing social divisions which climaxed in the bitterly contested\, and unsuccessful\, conscription referenda in 1916 and 1917.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/australia-will-be-there-victorians-in-the-first-world-war-1914-19-last-days/
LOCATION:Mildura Arts Centre\, 199 Cureton Avenue\, Mildura\, 3500\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150409T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150410T030000
DTSTAMP:20261008T064652
CREATED:20190302T020426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T020426Z
UID:8796-1428606000-1428634800@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19)
DESCRIPTION:Through historical photographs and personal stories\, this exhibition presents the chronology of the First World War (1914-19) and provides the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories with particular reference to the contribution of Victorians.\nFind out about the hardships that our men endured and the battles that they fought alongside Allied nations – from the landings at Gallipoli to the battles in Palestine\, Passchendaele and Fromelles. \nAway from the frontline\, discover the experiences of the people in Victoria\, their contribution to the war effort and growing social divisions which climaxed in the bitterly contested\, and unsuccessful\, conscription referenda in 1916 and 1917.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/australia-will-be-there-victorians-in-the-first-world-war-1914-19-4/
LOCATION:Ararat Regional Art Gallery\, Vincent Street\, Ararat\, 3377\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150411T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150412T030000
DTSTAMP:20261008T064652
CREATED:20190302T020802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T020802Z
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SUMMARY:Everyman - Last days
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett\, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen;\nBritish soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). \nCraig created this exhibition\, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes\, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds of the Hall of Columns. \nHis shadowy images\, looming in the dimness\, respond to the stark and melancholy themes of the poems and the universal suffering they represent.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/everyman-last-days/
LOCATION:Victoria
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150412T043000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150412T060000
DTSTAMP:20261008T064652
CREATED:20190302T022345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T022345Z
UID:9257-1428813000-1428818400@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:A wasted Effort? - The RAAF and the Battle for Tarakan 1945
DESCRIPTION:A wasted Effort? РThe RAAF and the Battle for Tarakan 1945 by Mr Tony Hastings. \n \nThe last series of Allied amphibious operations of the Pacific War began on 1 May 1945 when the 26th Brigade Group of the 9th Australian Division landed on Tarakan Island\, off the north-east coast of Borneo. Over the following weeks the Brigade engaged in vicious fighting against a well dug-in Japanese garrison resulting in heavy Australian casualties\, including 225 killed. But the main objective of the campaign\, Tarakan airfield\, was so badly cratered and waterlogged that the RAAF was unable to develop it into the planned forward air base that was needed to support the following Borneo landings at Brunei Bay and Balikpapan. The Australian Army and RAAF official histories have therefore described the Tarakan campaign as a failure. \nRAAF Kittyhawks on Tarakan 28 June\, 1945\nIs this view completely justified? Why was Tarakan airfield such an important objective? What went wrong? Did the RAAF achieve anything worthwhile? \nTony is completing his PhD in military history with the University of NSW at the Australian Defence Force Academy. \nHis presentation will examine the often criticised efforts of the RAAF during the invasion of the island of Tarakan\, located off the coast of Borneo\, and place the campaign the wider context of the RAAF’s role in Pacific War in 1945 \nРWednesday 4th November between 6.30 Р8.00 pm.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/a-wasted-effort-the-raaf-and-the-battle-for-tarakan-1945/
LOCATION:Victoria
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